Tymoshenko’s Health Worsens Amid Hunger Strike Against Elections
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Jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko’s health has worsened as her hunger strike in protest at the ruling party’s victory in a parliamentary election last month continued for a ninth day, her lawyer said.
“Tymoshenko’s health deteriorated sharply,” Oleksandr Plakhotnuk said today in remarks broadcast by Channel 5, a private TV station. “Today, she can hardly move.”